Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1887-05-03
STEWART AND ANSExATIOS.

STEWART AND ANSEXATION.
The following interesting article Is
from the Helena, Montana. Daily In
dependent Of Sunday. April "a:
A man Of robust frame, with hair and
flowing beard snow.white, clad in a suit
of black, s~urmounted by the character
;stic SLOUGH hat of the West, beneath
which twinkled . pair Of sharp, grey
eyes, formed q striking figure In the
Grand Central lobby last evening. 1t
was Senator VIM. NJ. Stewart, oil Ne
vada, who arrived from the East by the
last train, returning from Washington
by the northern route. He was Ne
yada's first Senator and served his State
many years before an interim in his hns
of succession came. Last Winter he
was reelected and will be in the Fiftieth
Congress. He is . great mining lawyer
and is also interested in mining opera
tions. In actions and conversation he Is
q typical Western man and in Washing
ton has always been a warm q ready
friend of the West. Said Major Magin-
mis- last evening: There was never q
Senator in Office who was 30 ready and
willing to assist 3 Delegate from the Ter
ritories as VIM. NJ. Stewart. Anything
that he could do for q Territory he would
spare no labor to carry out. The only
men who approached him in that regard
were Mitchell Of Oregon. and Ramsay OF
Minnesota"
Major Maginnis was with him last
evening, and a number of others anxious
to make his acquaintance clustered about
him. He said he had come out over the
Northern Pacific to see the country and
also to look into the matter of the divis.
ionof Idaho Territory. As is well known,
Senator Stewart has a plan to partition
Idaho, giving Nevada the lions share 50
as to increase that States population to
dimensions that will raise it above the
stigma of being q pocket borough. He
aims to let the Cenr d'Alene come to
Montana, the agricultural portion of the
Panhandle to go to Washington Terri.
tory, while all the rest shall become q
portion Of Nevada.
Speaking of the latter clause Of the
proposed partition he said: "It must be
SO; they say Nevada has not enough of
population; If so. let us have enough
territory and people TO give us a larger
population. It will make a compact and
wealthy State, with enough population
to satisfy any M Respecting the Pan.
handle, as I understand it, the agricul-
tural portion wants to join Washington
Territory while the mining district af-
fliates with Montana. That is all right.
Clagett wants me to come out to Murray
and look 1T the situation myself. 1 shall
try to get there, though | am told the
mountain roads are in fearful condition.
I believe that Montana is ripe for State.
hood and that with proper management
she will be admitted next Winter.
design to introduce a sort Of omnibus
bill that will cover Montana, Washing.
ton and Dakota, and also provide for the
enlargement of Nevada. There is NO
prospect OF Idaho being admitted to
Statehood. and it is better for her as
well as surrounding Territories and
States to be partitioned. Wyoming is
another Territory that should be assisted
in some way by an enlargement Of her
boundaries to entitle her to Statehood.
The Territorial form of government is
odious and contrary to all principles Of
the Constitution, and the quicker it is
ended in every instance, the better"
The Senator was anxious to know
what natural boundaries could be fixed
for the western limit of the Ceur
d'Alene mining country, and with the
assistance of Major Maginnis, he will
look further into the subject to-day.
He intends to proceed further west this
evening. but will spend a portion of the
day in looking around the city. He is
anxious to 60 into the Ceur d'Alene
country, but is somewhat inclined to be
deferred by the prospect Of hardships in
making the trip.